Bailey Approach 745 towbar wanted
morning, we have just purchased a 745 and am looking around for a decent towbar for it. does anyone have any good suggestions as to which is best ie supplier. i am happy to fit myself. also cheap as possible as we have a budget.
thx
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morning, we have just purchased a 745 and am looking around for a decent towbar for it. does anyone have any good suggestions as to which is best ie supplier. i am happy to fit myself. also cheap as possible as we have a budget.
thx
,...Some friends of ours have a 745 and your dealer should be able to sort it as the chassis is already manufactured to take one,our friends fitted their own it was that simple,and the wiring loom was just plug
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That may well be true (most vans with an ALKO chassis can be fitted in this way...however, the issue is still whether the van has the capacity to carry it and whatever is going to be fitted to it...
im sure any dealer would be delighted to sell one....but it's not their responsibility to ensure the van remains within its allowed loadIngs....that's down to the customer, I'm afraid.
your friends' van may well be overweight for all we know... As above, nearly
170 kg added to rear axle on a shorter van, a 745 will be far more due to the longer overhang.
...Not according to weighbridge certificate for each axle and overal weight
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as the 745 has only a paltry 371kg of payload (quite possibly calculated these day without a drop of water included in the MIRO) and most of that is likely to be spare in the front axle, rather than the rear one.....its perfectly possible for the rear axle
to be at (or close to) its limit once a second passenger, their 'stuff' and a tank of water is added....and thats before anyone thinks about adding another 170kg to that rear axle....id be very interested in getting the figures from your friends weighbridge certificate with them and their kit and water all aboard.
so, what is their towbar for?
is it for adding a trailer, so as to put in all their stuff, because the van itself would be overweight if used without the trailer?
...They tow a car on an A frame,and if you new his OH the weight could be a problem hence the weighbridge visit
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As they are at the moment in the north east that is a problem and i have no address to post it and stamps are now too expensive all i know its below 3500kg,
ps i do know they can run at below the 70psi teeth chattering of most sevil based vehicles
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morning, we have just purchased a 745 and am looking around for a decent towbar for it. does anyone have any good suggestions as to which is best ie supplier. i am happy to fit myself. also cheap as possible as we have a budget.
thx
If you would accept a second hand one they come up from time to time on the Bailey Motorhome Owners Group on Facebook.
David
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dont you have voice or data comms with all your (many) friends. why dont you call or email them, im happy to wait a couple of hours....i am genuinely interested in what axle weights they run at....
..We ring each other when at home with our "free" hour
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but, of course, TG's 625 is a much lighter van, so much more payload and a much shorter rear axle than the 725.
its the heavier, longer overhung vans that are 'difficult' at 3500kg....and it's always the rear axle that gets overloaded before reaching MTPLM....its just physics an mechanics, I'm afraid
Its true that ours is lighter and less overhang but there are lots of 740/745 that have towbars fitted, which is why I suggested the OP join the Bailey facebook group. The OP didn't say which version of the 745 he has got, not sure if there is any differance between the SE model and the Autograph Re payloads. Using an A frame puts very little weight on the rear axle.
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